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[b][/b] i lost my girl friend on the 27th of december 2014, i call her few days to her death she was asking me to come and see her, that is it when she dead that am going to come, i didnt go to see her ,a day after that called, her number stop going i sent text no reply, then i travelled only to come back today i went to her house and got the sad news of her death

THE LAW TITHE WAS ALWAYS EATEN (LEV. 27:30-33) Leviticus 27:30-33 And all the tithe of the land, whether of
the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S:
it is holy unto the LORD. And if a man will at all redeem
ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part
thereof. And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock,
even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. He shall not search whether it be good
or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all,
then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall
not be redeemed. In the above passage, Moses was given instructions by
Almighty God to relay to the children of Israel. That
instruction was that they were to tithe. What they were to
tithe were products of agricultural nature: a) The children of Israel were to tithe the seed of the land;
i.e., garden produce such as corn, wheat, mint, cumin, dill,
anise, etc.. Anything grown in the garden was tithable. b) The children of Israel were to tithe the fruit of the trees;
i.e., pomegranates, figs, dates, apples, olives, etc.. c) The farmer was allowed to buy back his tithe of crops if he
had need of it. If he chose to buy back the tithe, the Levite
would assess the value of the tithe and then sell the tithe
back to the farmer at a cost twenty percent above the
assessed value of the tithe. d) From their flocks and herds, the children of Israel were to
tithe every tenth animal that passed under the rod; i.e., the
herder would count the animals as they passed under his
counting rod. Every tenth animal was to be tithed. e) The livestock tithe could not be bought back. God
demanded that tenth animal and gave no provender for the
farmer retaining the animal as his own. If the farmer
decided a different animal was to be given as tithe than the
tenth one, then both the animal offered and the tenth
animal were to be given to the Levite. The tithe remained agricultural from 1410 B.C., when Moses
was given the commandments for the children of Israel up
until 70 A.D., when the Temple was destroyed in Israel and
the Levites no longer had the duties they previously had. There is not one instance of money being tithed in those
1480 years.
FOOD OR MONEY? EVERY INSTANCE OF TITHING EXCEPT ABRAM’S IN THE BIBLE WAS
OF FOOD (DEUT. 12:17; 14:22-29; 26:12; MAL 3:7-11 Deuteronomy 12:17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates
the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the
firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows
which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave
offering of thine hand:
Deuteronomy 14:22-29 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. And
thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which
he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy
corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy
herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the
LORD thy God always. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far
from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his
name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: Then
shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in
thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy
God shall choose: And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or
for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul
desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God,
and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, And the
Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him;
for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine
increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance
with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the
widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat
and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
Deuteronomy 26:12 When thou hast made an end of tithing
all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the
year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the
stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat
within thy gates, and be filled; The above passages further reveal the content of the tithes
under the Mosaic/Levitic Law. Again, tithes were food, and
nothing more. There is not one iota of Scripture that states
that God required tithes of anything other than agricultural
products. Tithes, under the Law, were always eaten by someone;
whether by the Levite, the tither and his family, or by the
less fortunate in Israel.

1985, IBB was the president of Nigeria and our teachers told
us
that Buhari was the former Head of state. Our teacher also
called us "the leaders of tomorrow" 27 years later, IBB and
Buhari are still contesting for Presidency. Its either our teacher
lied to us about being the leaders of tomorrow. Or tomorrow is yet to come. Who's fooling who? In
1983, Bamanga Tukur was the Governor of the defunct
Gongola State (now Adamawa & Taraba) and 30 years later, he
is today the Chairman of the ruling Party, The PDP; Dr. Bello
Halliru was commissioner in the Old Sokoto State
(now Sokoto, Kebbi & Zamfara) and 33 years after was the Minister of Defence; Major General David Mark(rtd) was the
military governor of
Niger State in 1984 and 28years later he is today the Senate
President; Gov. Murtala Nyako was the governor of Niger State
in 1976
and 36years later he is today the Governor of Adamawa State; Ogbonnaya Onu was governor of Abia State in 1992 and
20years after he is today the National Chairman of ANPP; Gov.
David Jonah Jang was the governor of Benue State in 1985
and 27years after he is today the governor of plateau state;
and Martins Elechi the Ebonyi State Governor is over 80 years
old! Only in Nigeria is this possible, where the youth of today have
no hope into the future! From strike in health sector, to the
labour, to judiciary, to
Education and today our students are home lavishing! Let
Nigerian youth come to an alliance and fight for the
unborn. We can't continue like this. Pass it to everyone if you believe in the NIGERIA DREAM. Let’s tell them ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH! SHARE this till they see it. It’s a good place to start.
TOGETHER WE CAN

An Appeal To Northern Elders by Alisha4U(f): 9:46am As much as Nigerian leaders call for and promote unity of
our country, Southern and Northern elders still would often
exchange bitter words. Earlier, Naij.com has posted an
opinion by our contributor Hussain Obaro who warned
Southers leaders against presenting the North in the wrong
light and antagonizing Nigerians. Today, Dr. Deborah Nelson, writing from Ilorin, Kwara State, appeals to the Northern
elders and voices her own concerns. “1. Northern elders! During the Yar’Adua administration,
militants’ activities in the Niger Delta led to substantial drop
in crude oil production. To restore normalcy to the region,
Niger Delta elders, led by the then-Vice President, Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan, went into the creeks and persuaded the
militants to embrace peace. Similarly, when activities of the OPC were becoming a threat to national security, Yoruba
elders met with the OPC members and persuaded them to
embrace peace. “But in the North, instead of adopting similar measures to
restore peace to the region, you are busy looking for whom
to blame. According to you, Northern elders, Boko Haram
terrorists are not Northerners but Southerners, financed to
destroy the North. Unfortunately, while you are busy playing
the ostrich, a sizable part of this nation is being destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists and Fulani herdsmen. “2. Northern elders! In 2010, Alhaji Kaita promised to make
Nigeria ungovernable for Jonathan if he was elected
Nigerian president in 2011. In 2010 also, Atiku Abubakar
promised to bring about violent change if he did not
become Nigerian president in 2011. As promised by Kaita
and Atiku, Boko Haram metamorphosed into a deadly terrorist sect overnight as soon as president Jonathan was
sworn in as president in 2011. Just recently, Dr. Junaid
Mohammed threatened that “if this President rigs himself
back into office in 1015, it may very well mark the end of
this country”. One hopes Dr. Junaid Mohammed, his wives
and children will personally participate in his self-imposed mission to destroy Nigeria. “3. Northern elders! You called for investigation and
prosecution of General Ihejirika, rtd., and Senator Sheriff
based primarily on accusation by Mr. Davies. The same Mr.
Davies accused you of using Boko Haram to destabilize
Jonathan’s government. He also accused a high-ranking
official in the CBN, who recently left his post, of financing Boko Haram. But you feigned ignorance of these aspects of
Mr. Davies’ allegations. Of recent, Mr. Obermayr, a member of
European Parliament, accused General Buhari, rtd., of
financing Boko Haram, and Alhaji Atiku of being financed by
al Qaida to destabilize Southern Nigeria. He also accused the
APC of channeling European Parliament financial aids to support insurgency in Eastern Nigeria. As expected, you and
Chief John Oyegun, APC Chairman, are exhibiting incurable
symptoms of selective amnesia as regards those accusations. “4. Northern elders! You often celebrate Boko Haram attacks
on security forces as a manifestation of Jonathan’s
incompetence. But any counter-attack by security forces
against Boko Haram attracts prompt criticism from you.
According to you, Boko Haram terrorists are fighting for their
rights the same way the Niger Delta militants did, hence, the government should stop attacking them and grant them
amnesty. By your actions, utterances and body language,
you created enabling environment for Boko Haram to grow
into the present monster that is currently decimating the
region. You condemn Boko Haram only when they attack
mosques or Muslims. When Emir of Kwarso was killed by the sect, Sultan Abubakar only admonished Boko Haram to ‘stop
killing Muslims’. “5. Northern Nigeria is synonymous with violence. This had
been the norm even before President Jonathan assumed
power. You want everyone to convert to Islam. during every
religious riot, you engineer slaughter of anyone who is not a
Hausa-Fulani Muslim, irrespective of his or her religion. “Mr. Gideon Akaluka was beheaded in Kano in 1996 for just
touching Holy Koran. Hundreds of Nigerians were killed in
the North when you organized a religious riot against the
hosting of Miss World Contest in Nigeria in 2002. In 2005 in
the North, hundreds of Nigerians were killed in religious riot
because a newspaper in Norway published a caricature of Prophet Mohammed. A Yoruba lady teacher from Ogun State
was roasted in Bauchi by her Muslim students who accused
her of touching Holy Koran in 2007. Some bloody religious
riots are Maitatsine riot in Kano in 1983, 1991 riot in Kano
against Evangelist Bonnke, Maiduguri riot in 2006, Sango
Kataf riot, Sharia Law riot in Kaduna in 2000. “In short, there is no year without bloody religious riots in
the North, all perpetrated by you. Consequently, there is no
town in the North today where Muslims and Christians live
together in peace. Added to this is the widespread
destruction of lives and properties of Christians by Fulani
herdsmen in Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa states, even down to Anambra, Enugu
and Oyo states. “6. Northern elders! The inspiration for you to always
orchestrate bloody religious riots could be attributed to your
resolve to implement Sultan Ahmadu Bello’s Doctrine which
states, “The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of
our great grandfather Othman Dan Fodio. We must
ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We must use the minorities in the north as winning tools and the south as a
conquered territory and never allow them to have control
over their future.” “Another source could be the Organization of Islamic
Countries’ (OIC) Abuja Declaration of 1989 which enjoins all
member countries to ensure only Muslims are elected to all
political posts of member nations, eradicate in all its forms
and ramifications all non-Muslim religions in member
nations (Christianity, Ahmadiya, and other tribal modes of worship unacceptable to Muslims), ensure ultimate
replacement of all Western forms of legal and judicial
systems with Sharia in all member nations before then next
Islam in Africa Organization conference, and ensure the
appointment of only Muslims into strategic national and
international posts of member nations. The IAO was founded by OIC in 1989 in Abuja to implement Abuja Declarations and
incidentally, one of you, Doctor Usman Muhammad Bugaje,
is the current Secretary General of IAO. “7. Nothern elders! Because of stiff opposition by you, the
emergency rule imposed in the 3 North-Eastern states is not
comprehensive. If you had allowed for imposition of
emergency rule with a military administrator in Borno state,
Governor Shettima would not have had the opportunity to
organize the controversial abduction. On 11 June 2014, Governor Shettima said Boko Haram might attack Southern
Nigeria. On 15 June, 3 bombs were detected in Winners
Chapel Church in Owerri. Same day, soldiers intercepted 33
buses around 3 a.m. in Abia State with 486 Hausa Fulani
Muslims. 86 of them were confirmed members of Boko
Haram. But, led by Sultan Abubakar, you, Northern elders, called them “innocent Hausa Fulani businessmen” and
demanded for their unconditional release. Even though
none of these ‘businessmen’ had up to even N1,000 on
them! On 20 June 2014, Boko Haram suicide bomber was
arrested while trying to plant bombs in a school in Owerri.
Mallam Shehu Sani said that Boko Haram would like to exchange the girls with their members in government
custody, and the next day Shekau, Boko Haram leader,
announced same to the public. How did Governor Shettima
and Mallam Shehu Sani get the information from Boko
Haram? “8. Northern elders! Governor Shettima is old enough to
make informed decisions, but he decided to play politics
with human lives. If Governor Shettima’s children were in
that school, would he have refused to move the students to
Maiduguri, as advised by the Federal Ministry of Education?
Would he have refused to provide adequate security in the school, as he promised? Why did Shettima replace all
Christian staff with Muslims prior to the abduction? Why is it
that on the night of the said abduction, the staff and their
families did not sleep in the school? Why is it that over 90%
of the girls are Christians? Why is it that none of these
physics students could speak English? Initially, the Principal, Mrs. Asabe Kwambura. said she was present when the girls
were abducted. Why did she change her story that she was
at Maiduguri when the abduction took place? The number of
the abducted girls was put at 129 initially. Why did the
number increase to over 200 after Shettima offered to pay
each family one million naira? “While you mount pressure on the presidency to facilitate
safe return of the girls, you should also cause your son,
Governor Shettima, to provide answers to above questions.
However, you can ignore this suggestion if you, Northern
elders, have actually connived with Governor Shettima to
facilitate the abduction of Chibok girls for political gains. “9. Northern elders! Through deliberate adulteration of
Almajiri System of Islamic Education(ASIE), you had been
able to produce inexhaustible reservoirs of human robots
whom you often use to prosecute endless bloody religious
riots in Northern Nigeria primarily to protect your selfish
interests. While you send your children to acquire Western education, you discourage the less privileged amongst you
from doing same by deceiving them that Western education
is un-Islamic. While you allow your children to be vaccinated
against polio, you discourage the less privileged amongst
you from doing same by deceiving them that it is un-Islamic.
While you send your daughters to acquire Western education, you encourage less privileged amongst you to
marry their daughters off at the age of seven by deceiving
them that it is Islamic to do so. What do you gain by hiding
under Islam, a religion of peace with over a billion believers?
Remember, Allah is watching you, so, do unto the less
privileged amongst you what you want others to do unto you and stop seeing them as expendable. “10. Northern elders! You want power to return to the North
next year at any cost. Some of you, Northern elders, had
gone further once again to threaten to make the country
ungovernable if a Northerner does not assume power next
year. It is a fact that most of you are in your sixties and
above, hence you think you have nothing to loose if you set the nation ablaze. If that happens, you will surely relocate
abroad with your families and from the comfort of your
lavishly furnished palaces, watch innocent Muslims and
Christians kill themselves. If all elders in Nigeria will resort to
violence to press home their demands like you, will there be
any country called Nigeria by the time the winner finally emerges. Please talk like a typical African elder who is an
embodiment of wisdom, peace and humility and not like a
motor park tout. “11. Northern elders! The vast majority of people of Niger
Delta believe, rightly or wrongly, that Hausa-Fulani
politicians use Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen to
destabilize Jonathan’s government. Consequently, they may
destabilize any government headed by a Hausa Fulani
president. Niger Delta people are not against the rest Northerners. To avoid a situation whereby Nigeria will be
forced to fight three wars (the Boko Haram war, Fulani
herdsmen war, and oil and gas war) simultaneously with no
money to prosecute the wars, Hausa Fulani politicians
should step aside for now. There are many capable and
credible northerners (both Christians and Muslims) such as Sam Nda Isah, David Mark, Iyocha Ayough, and many others
whom the North can jointly adopt and support to contest for
presidency. You will as expected, wave this suggestion aside
as an idle talk, hoping that you will cross the bridge when
you get there. From available indices, there may be no
bridge to cross because emergence of a Hausa-Fulani president next year through whatever means, will usher in
unprecedented disruption of gas and crude oil production
throughout the duration of the government. “12. Northern elders! Instead of wasting precious time trying
to blame anyone but yourselves, you should meet with Boko
Haram members and persuade them to embrace peace, just
as Yoruba and Niger Delta elders did. You, Northern elders,
may not feel threatened by the avoidable disaster you have
brought on the North. This is because your people will believe and do whatever you tell them without a second
thought. This also informs your penchant to relish in issuing
threats with or without provocation. Having produced easily
manipulated, inexhaustible reservoirs of human robots
through deliberate adulteration of Almajiri System of Islamic
Education, you are emboldened to play the ostrich while the North is on fire. “May Allah grant you the grace to retrace your steps for the
benefits of the unborn generations in your various
communities, amen.” Source: http://www.naij.com/308060-appeal-to-northern- elders.

An Appeal To Northern Elders by Alisha4U(f): 9:46am As much as Nigerian leaders call for and promote unity of
our country, Southern and Northern elders still would often
exchange bitter words. Earlier, Naij.com has posted an
opinion by our contributor Hussain Obaro who warned
Southers leaders against presenting the North in the wrong
light and antagonizing Nigerians. Today, Dr. Deborah Nelson, writing from Ilorin, Kwara State, appeals to the Northern
elders and voices her own concerns. “1. Northern elders! During the Yar’Adua administration,
militants’ activities in the Niger Delta led to substantial drop
in crude oil production. To restore normalcy to the region,
Niger Delta elders, led by the then-Vice President, Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan, went into the creeks and persuaded the
militants to embrace peace. Similarly, when activities of the OPC were becoming a threat to national security, Yoruba
elders met with the OPC members and persuaded them to
embrace peace. “But in the North, instead of adopting similar measures to
restore peace to the region, you are busy looking for whom
to blame. According to you, Northern elders, Boko Haram
terrorists are not Northerners but Southerners, financed to
destroy the North. Unfortunately, while you are busy playing
the ostrich, a sizable part of this nation is being destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists and Fulani herdsmen. “2. Northern elders! In 2010, Alhaji Kaita promised to make
Nigeria ungovernable for Jonathan if he was elected
Nigerian president in 2011. In 2010 also, Atiku Abubakar
promised to bring about violent change if he did not
become Nigerian president in 2011. As promised by Kaita
and Atiku, Boko Haram metamorphosed into a deadly terrorist sect overnight as soon as president Jonathan was
sworn in as president in 2011. Just recently, Dr. Junaid
Mohammed threatened that “if this President rigs himself
back into office in 1015, it may very well mark the end of
this country”. One hopes Dr. Junaid Mohammed, his wives
and children will personally participate in his self-imposed mission to destroy Nigeria. “3. Northern elders! You called for investigation and
prosecution of General Ihejirika, rtd., and Senator Sheriff
based primarily on accusation by Mr. Davies. The same Mr.
Davies accused you of using Boko Haram to destabilize
Jonathan’s government. He also accused a high-ranking
official in the CBN, who recently left his post, of financing Boko Haram. But you feigned ignorance of these aspects of
Mr. Davies’ allegations. Of recent, Mr. Obermayr, a member of
European Parliament, accused General Buhari, rtd., of
financing Boko Haram, and Alhaji Atiku of being financed by
al Qaida to destabilize Southern Nigeria. He also accused the
APC of channeling European Parliament financial aids to support insurgency in Eastern Nigeria. As expected, you and
Chief John Oyegun, APC Chairman, are exhibiting incurable
symptoms of selective amnesia as regards those accusations. “4. Northern elders! You often celebrate Boko Haram attacks
on security forces as a manifestation of Jonathan’s
incompetence. But any counter-attack by security forces
against Boko Haram attracts prompt criticism from you.
According to you, Boko Haram terrorists are fighting for their
rights the same way the Niger Delta militants did, hence, the government should stop attacking them and grant them
amnesty. By your actions, utterances and body language,
you created enabling environment for Boko Haram to grow
into the present monster that is currently decimating the
region. You condemn Boko Haram only when they attack
mosques or Muslims. When Emir of Kwarso was killed by the sect, Sultan Abubakar only admonished Boko Haram to ‘stop
killing Muslims’. “5. Northern Nigeria is synonymous with violence. This had
been the norm even before President Jonathan assumed
power. You want everyone to convert to Islam. during every
religious riot, you engineer slaughter of anyone who is not a
Hausa-Fulani Muslim, irrespective of his or her religion. “Mr. Gideon Akaluka was beheaded in Kano in 1996 for just
touching Holy Koran. Hundreds of Nigerians were killed in
the North when you organized a religious riot against the
hosting of Miss World Contest in Nigeria in 2002. In 2005 in
the North, hundreds of Nigerians were killed in religious riot
because a newspaper in Norway published a caricature of Prophet Mohammed. A Yoruba lady teacher from Ogun State
was roasted in Bauchi by her Muslim students who accused
her of touching Holy Koran in 2007. Some bloody religious
riots are Maitatsine riot in Kano in 1983, 1991 riot in Kano
against Evangelist Bonnke, Maiduguri riot in 2006, Sango
Kataf riot, Sharia Law riot in Kaduna in 2000. “In short, there is no year without bloody religious riots in
the North, all perpetrated by you. Consequently, there is no
town in the North today where Muslims and Christians live
together in peace. Added to this is the widespread
destruction of lives and properties of Christians by Fulani
herdsmen in Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa states, even down to Anambra, Enugu
and Oyo states. “6. Northern elders! The inspiration for you to always
orchestrate bloody religious riots could be attributed to your
resolve to implement Sultan Ahmadu Bello’s Doctrine which
states, “The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of
our great grandfather Othman Dan Fodio. We must
ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We must use the minorities in the north as winning tools and the south as a
conquered territory and never allow them to have control
over their future.” “Another source could be the Organization of Islamic
Countries’ (OIC) Abuja Declaration of 1989 which enjoins all
member countries to ensure only Muslims are elected to all
political posts of member nations, eradicate in all its forms
and ramifications all non-Muslim religions in member
nations (Christianity, Ahmadiya, and other tribal modes of worship unacceptable to Muslims), ensure ultimate
replacement of all Western forms of legal and judicial
systems with Sharia in all member nations before then next
Islam in Africa Organization conference, and ensure the
appointment of only Muslims into strategic national and
international posts of member nations. The IAO was founded by OIC in 1989 in Abuja to implement Abuja Declarations and
incidentally, one of you, Doctor Usman Muhammad Bugaje,
is the current Secretary General of IAO. “7. Nothern elders! Because of stiff opposition by you, the
emergency rule imposed in the 3 North-Eastern states is not
comprehensive. If you had allowed for imposition of
emergency rule with a military administrator in Borno state,
Governor Shettima would not have had the opportunity to
organize the controversial abduction. On 11 June 2014, Governor Shettima said Boko Haram might attack Southern
Nigeria. On 15 June, 3 bombs were detected in Winners
Chapel Church in Owerri. Same day, soldiers intercepted 33
buses around 3 a.m. in Abia State with 486 Hausa Fulani
Muslims. 86 of them were confirmed members of Boko
Haram. But, led by Sultan Abubakar, you, Northern elders, called them “innocent Hausa Fulani businessmen” and
demanded for their unconditional release. Even though
none of these ‘businessmen’ had up to even N1,000 on
them! On 20 June 2014, Boko Haram suicide bomber was
arrested while trying to plant bombs in a school in Owerri.
Mallam Shehu Sani said that Boko Haram would like to exchange the girls with their members in government
custody, and the next day Shekau, Boko Haram leader,
announced same to the public. How did Governor Shettima
and Mallam Shehu Sani get the information from Boko
Haram? “8. Northern elders! Governor Shettima is old enough to
make informed decisions, but he decided to play politics
with human lives. If Governor Shettima’s children were in
that school, would he have refused to move the students to
Maiduguri, as advised by the Federal Ministry of Education?
Would he have refused to provide adequate security in the school, as he promised? Why did Shettima replace all
Christian staff with Muslims prior to the abduction? Why is it
that on the night of the said abduction, the staff and their
families did not sleep in the school? Why is it that over 90%
of the girls are Christians? Why is it that none of these
physics students could speak English? Initially, the Principal, Mrs. Asabe Kwambura. said she was present when the girls
were abducted. Why did she change her story that she was
at Maiduguri when the abduction took place? The number of
the abducted girls was put at 129 initially. Why did the
number increase to over 200 after Shettima offered to pay
each family one million naira? “While you mount pressure on the presidency to facilitate
safe return of the girls, you should also cause your son,
Governor Shettima, to provide answers to above questions.
However, you can ignore this suggestion if you, Northern
elders, have actually connived with Governor Shettima to
facilitate the abduction of Chibok girls for political gains. “9. Northern elders! Through deliberate adulteration of
Almajiri System of Islamic Education(ASIE), you had been
able to produce inexhaustible reservoirs of human robots
whom you often use to prosecute endless bloody religious
riots in Northern Nigeria primarily to protect your selfish
interests. While you send your children to acquire Western education, you discourage the less privileged amongst you
from doing same by deceiving them that Western education
is un-Islamic. While you allow your children to be vaccinated
against polio, you discourage the less privileged amongst
you from doing same by deceiving them that it is un-Islamic.
While you send your daughters to acquire Western education, you encourage less privileged amongst you to
marry their daughters off at the age of seven by deceiving
them that it is Islamic to do so. What do you gain by hiding
under Islam, a religion of peace with over a billion believers?
Remember, Allah is watching you, so, do unto the less
privileged amongst you what you want others to do unto you and stop seeing them as expendable. “10. Northern elders! You want power to return to the North
next year at any cost. Some of you, Northern elders, had
gone further once again to threaten to make the country
ungovernable if a Northerner does not assume power next
year. It is a fact that most of you are in your sixties and
above, hence you think you have nothing to loose if you set the nation ablaze. If that happens, you will surely relocate
abroad with your families and from the comfort of your
lavishly furnished palaces, watch innocent Muslims and
Christians kill themselves. If all elders in Nigeria will resort to
violence to press home their demands like you, will there be
any country called Nigeria by the time the winner finally emerges. Please talk like a typical African elder who is an
embodiment of wisdom, peace and humility and not like a
motor park tout. “11. Northern elders! The vast majority of people of Niger
Delta believe, rightly or wrongly, that Hausa-Fulani
politicians use Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen to
destabilize Jonathan’s government. Consequently, they may
destabilize any government headed by a Hausa Fulani
president. Niger Delta people are not against the rest Northerners. To avoid a situation whereby Nigeria will be
forced to fight three wars (the Boko Haram war, Fulani
herdsmen war, and oil and gas war) simultaneously with no
money to prosecute the wars, Hausa Fulani politicians
should step aside for now. There are many capable and
credible northerners (both Christians and Muslims) such as Sam Nda Isah, David Mark, Iyocha Ayough, and many others
whom the North can jointly adopt and support to contest for
presidency. You will as expected, wave this suggestion aside
as an idle talk, hoping that you will cross the bridge when
you get there. From available indices, there may be no
bridge to cross because emergence of a Hausa-Fulani president next year through whatever means, will usher in
unprecedented disruption of gas and crude oil production
throughout the duration of the government. “12. Northern elders! Instead of wasting precious time trying
to blame anyone but yourselves, you should meet with Boko
Haram members and persuade them to embrace peace, just
as Yoruba and Niger Delta elders did. You, Northern elders,
may not feel threatened by the avoidable disaster you have
brought on the North. This is because your people will believe and do whatever you tell them without a second
thought. This also informs your penchant to relish in issuing
threats with or without provocation. Having produced easily
manipulated, inexhaustible reservoirs of human robots
through deliberate adulteration of Almajiri System of Islamic
Education, you are emboldened to play the ostrich while the North is on fire. “May Allah grant you the grace to retrace your steps for the
benefits of the unborn generations in your various
communities, amen.” Source: http://www.naij.com/308060-appeal-to-northern- elders.

An Appeal To Northern Elders by Alisha4U(f): 9:46am As much as Nigerian leaders call for and promote unity of
our country, Southern and Northern elders still would often
exchange bitter words. Earlier, Naij.com has posted an
opinion by our contributor Hussain Obaro who warned
Southers leaders against presenting the North in the wrong
light and antagonizing Nigerians. Today, Dr. Deborah Nelson, writing from Ilorin, Kwara State, appeals to the Northern
elders and voices her own concerns. “1. Northern elders! During the Yar’Adua administration,
militants’ activities in the Niger Delta led to substantial drop
in crude oil production. To restore normalcy to the region,
Niger Delta elders, led by the then-Vice President, Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan, went into the creeks and persuaded the
militants to embrace peace. Similarly, when activities of the OPC were becoming a threat to national security, Yoruba
elders met with the OPC members and persuaded them to
embrace peace. “But in the North, instead of adopting similar measures to
restore peace to the region, you are busy looking for whom
to blame. According to you, Northern elders, Boko Haram
terrorists are not Northerners but Southerners, financed to
destroy the North. Unfortunately, while you are busy playing
the ostrich, a sizable part of this nation is being destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists and Fulani herdsmen. “2. Northern elders! In 2010, Alhaji Kaita promised to make
Nigeria ungovernable for Jonathan if he was elected
Nigerian president in 2011. In 2010 also, Atiku Abubakar
promised to bring about violent change if he did not
become Nigerian president in 2011. As promised by Kaita
and Atiku, Boko Haram metamorphosed into a deadly terrorist sect overnight as soon as president Jonathan was
sworn in as president in 2011. Just recently, Dr. Junaid
Mohammed threatened that “if this President rigs himself
back into office in 1015, it may very well mark the end of
this country”. One hopes Dr. Junaid Mohammed, his wives
and children will personally participate in his self-imposed mission to destroy Nigeria. “3. Northern elders! You called for investigation and
prosecution of General Ihejirika, rtd., and Senator Sheriff
based primarily on accusation by Mr. Davies. The same Mr.
Davies accused you of using Boko Haram to destabilize
Jonathan’s government. He also accused a high-ranking
official in the CBN, who recently left his post, of financing Boko Haram. But you feigned ignorance of these aspects of
Mr. Davies’ allegations. Of recent, Mr. Obermayr, a member of
European Parliament, accused General Buhari, rtd., of
financing Boko Haram, and Alhaji Atiku of being financed by
al Qaida to destabilize Southern Nigeria. He also accused the
APC of channeling European Parliament financial aids to support insurgency in Eastern Nigeria. As expected, you and
Chief John Oyegun, APC Chairman, are exhibiting incurable
symptoms of selective amnesia as regards those accusations. “4. Northern elders! You often celebrate Boko Haram attacks
on security forces as a manifestation of Jonathan’s
incompetence. But any counter-attack by security forces
against Boko Haram attracts prompt criticism from you.
According to you, Boko Haram terrorists are fighting for their
rights the same way the Niger Delta militants did, hence, the government should stop attacking them and grant them
amnesty. By your actions, utterances and body language,
you created enabling environment for Boko Haram to grow
into the present monster that is currently decimating the
region. You condemn Boko Haram only when they attack
mosques or Muslims. When Emir of Kwarso was killed by the sect, Sultan Abubakar only admonished Boko Haram to ‘stop
killing Muslims’. “5. Northern Nigeria is synonymous with violence. This had
been the norm even before President Jonathan assumed
power. You want everyone to convert to Islam. during every
religious riot, you engineer slaughter of anyone who is not a
Hausa-Fulani Muslim, irrespective of his or her religion. “Mr. Gideon Akaluka was beheaded in Kano in 1996 for just
touching Holy Koran. Hundreds of Nigerians were killed in
the North when you organized a religious riot against the
hosting of Miss World Contest in Nigeria in 2002. In 2005 in
the North, hundreds of Nigerians were killed in religious riot
because a newspaper in Norway published a caricature of Prophet Mohammed. A Yoruba lady teacher from Ogun State
was roasted in Bauchi by her Muslim students who accused
her of touching Holy Koran in 2007. Some bloody religious
riots are Maitatsine riot in Kano in 1983, 1991 riot in Kano
against Evangelist Bonnke, Maiduguri riot in 2006, Sango
Kataf riot, Sharia Law riot in Kaduna in 2000. “In short, there is no year without bloody religious riots in
the North, all perpetrated by you. Consequently, there is no
town in the North today where Muslims and Christians live
together in peace. Added to this is the widespread
destruction of lives and properties of Christians by Fulani
herdsmen in Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa states, even down to Anambra, Enugu
and Oyo states. “6. Northern elders! The inspiration for you to always
orchestrate bloody religious riots could be attributed to your
resolve to implement Sultan Ahmadu Bello’s Doctrine which
states, “The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of
our great grandfather Othman Dan Fodio. We must
ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We must use the minorities in the north as winning tools and the south as a
conquered territory and never allow them to have control
over their future.” “Another source could be the Organization of Islamic
Countries’ (OIC) Abuja Declaration of 1989 which enjoins all
member countries to ensure only Muslims are elected to all
political posts of member nations, eradicate in all its forms
and ramifications all non-Muslim religions in member
nations (Christianity, Ahmadiya, and other tribal modes of worship unacceptable to Muslims), ensure ultimate
replacement of all Western forms of legal and judicial
systems with Sharia in all member nations before then next
Islam in Africa Organization conference, and ensure the
appointment of only Muslims into strategic national and
international posts of member nations. The IAO was founded by OIC in 1989 in Abuja to implement Abuja Declarations and
incidentally, one of you, Doctor Usman Muhammad Bugaje,
is the current Secretary General of IAO. “7. Nothern elders! Because of stiff opposition by you, the
emergency rule imposed in the 3 North-Eastern states is not
comprehensive. If you had allowed for imposition of
emergency rule with a military administrator in Borno state,
Governor Shettima would not have had the opportunity to
organize the controversial abduction. On 11 June 2014, Governor Shettima said Boko Haram might attack Southern
Nigeria. On 15 June, 3 bombs were detected in Winners
Chapel Church in Owerri. Same day, soldiers intercepted 33
buses around 3 a.m. in Abia State with 486 Hausa Fulani
Muslims. 86 of them were confirmed members of Boko
Haram. But, led by Sultan Abubakar, you, Northern elders, called them “innocent Hausa Fulani businessmen” and
demanded for their unconditional release. Even though
none of these ‘businessmen’ had up to even N1,000 on
them! On 20 June 2014, Boko Haram suicide bomber was
arrested while trying to plant bombs in a school in Owerri.
Mallam Shehu Sani said that Boko Haram would like to exchange the girls with their members in government
custody, and the next day Shekau, Boko Haram leader,
announced same to the public. How did Governor Shettima
and Mallam Shehu Sani get the information from Boko
Haram? “8. Northern elders! Governor Shettima is old enough to
make informed decisions, but he decided to play politics
with human lives. If Governor Shettima’s children were in
that school, would he have refused to move the students to
Maiduguri, as advised by the Federal Ministry of Education?
Would he have refused to provide adequate security in the school, as he promised? Why did Shettima replace all
Christian staff with Muslims prior to the abduction? Why is it
that on the night of the said abduction, the staff and their
families did not sleep in the school? Why is it that over 90%
of the girls are Christians? Why is it that none of these
physics students could speak English? Initially, the Principal, Mrs. Asabe Kwambura. said she was present when the girls
were abducted. Why did she change her story that she was
at Maiduguri when the abduction took place? The number of
the abducted girls was put at 129 initially. Why did the
number increase to over 200 after Shettima offered to pay
each family one million naira? “While you mount pressure on the presidency to facilitate
safe return of the girls, you should also cause your son,
Governor Shettima, to provide answers to above questions.
However, you can ignore this suggestion if you, Northern
elders, have actually connived with Governor Shettima to
facilitate the abduction of Chibok girls for political gains. “9. Northern elders! Through deliberate adulteration of
Almajiri System of Islamic Education(ASIE), you had been
able to produce inexhaustible reservoirs of human robots
whom you often use to prosecute endless bloody religious
riots in Northern Nigeria primarily to protect your selfish
interests. While you send your children to acquire Western education, you discourage the less privileged amongst you
from doing same by deceiving them that Western education
is un-Islamic. While you allow your children to be vaccinated
against polio, you discourage the less privileged amongst
you from doing same by deceiving them that it is un-Islamic.
While you send your daughters to acquire Western education, you encourage less privileged amongst you to
marry their daughters off at the age of seven by deceiving
them that it is Islamic to do so. What do you gain by hiding
under Islam, a religion of peace with over a billion believers?
Remember, Allah is watching you, so, do unto the less
privileged amongst you what you want others to do unto you and stop seeing them as expendable. “10. Northern elders! You want power to return to the North
next year at any cost. Some of you, Northern elders, had
gone further once again to threaten to make the country
ungovernable if a Northerner does not assume power next
year. It is a fact that most of you are in your sixties and
above, hence you think you have nothing to loose if you set the nation ablaze. If that happens, you will surely relocate
abroad with your families and from the comfort of your
lavishly furnished palaces, watch innocent Muslims and
Christians kill themselves. If all elders in Nigeria will resort to
violence to press home their demands like you, will there be
any country called Nigeria by the time the winner finally emerges. Please talk like a typical African elder who is an
embodiment of wisdom, peace and humility and not like a
motor park tout. “11. Northern elders! The vast majority of people of Niger
Delta believe, rightly or wrongly, that Hausa-Fulani
politicians use Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen to
destabilize Jonathan’s government. Consequently, they may
destabilize any government headed by a Hausa Fulani
president. Niger Delta people are not against the rest Northerners. To avoid a situation whereby Nigeria will be
forced to fight three wars (the Boko Haram war, Fulani
herdsmen war, and oil and gas war) simultaneously with no
money to prosecute the wars, Hausa Fulani politicians
should step aside for now. There are many capable and
credible northerners (both Christians and Muslims) such as Sam Nda Isah, David Mark, Iyocha Ayough, and many others
whom the North can jointly adopt and support to contest for
presidency. You will as expected, wave this suggestion aside
as an idle talk, hoping that you will cross the bridge when
you get there. From available indices, there may be no
bridge to cross because emergence of a Hausa-Fulani president next year through whatever means, will usher in
unprecedented disruption of gas and crude oil production
throughout the duration of the government. “12. Northern elders! Instead of wasting precious time trying
to blame anyone but yourselves, you should meet with Boko
Haram members and persuade them to embrace peace, just
as Yoruba and Niger Delta elders did. You, Northern elders,
may not feel threatened by the avoidable disaster you have
brought on the North. This is because your people will believe and do whatever you tell them without a second
thought. This also informs your penchant to relish in issuing
threats with or without provocation. Having produced easily
manipulated, inexhaustible reservoirs of human robots
through deliberate adulteration of Almajiri System of Islamic
Education, you are emboldened to play the ostrich while the North is on fire. “May Allah grant you the grace to retrace your steps for the
benefits of the unborn generations in your various
communities, amen.” Source: http://www.naij.com/308060-appeal-to-northern- elders.

An Appeal To Northern Elders by Alisha4U(f): 9:46am As much as Nigerian leaders call for and promote unity of
our country, Southern and Northern elders still would often
exchange bitter words. Earlier, Naij.com has posted an
opinion by our contributor Hussain Obaro who warned
Southers leaders against presenting the North in the wrong
light and antagonizing Nigerians. Today, Dr. Deborah Nelson, writing from Ilorin, Kwara State, appeals to the Northern
elders and voices her own concerns. “1. Northern elders! During the Yar’Adua administration,
militants’ activities in the Niger Delta led to substantial drop
in crude oil production. To restore normalcy to the region,
Niger Delta elders, led by the then-Vice President, Dr.
Goodluck Jonathan, went into the creeks and persuaded the
militants to embrace peace. Similarly, when activities of the OPC were becoming a threat to national security, Yoruba
elders met with the OPC members and persuaded them to
embrace peace. “But in the North, instead of adopting similar measures to
restore peace to the region, you are busy looking for whom
to blame. According to you, Northern elders, Boko Haram
terrorists are not Northerners but Southerners, financed to
destroy the North. Unfortunately, while you are busy playing
the ostrich, a sizable part of this nation is being destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists and Fulani herdsmen. “2. Northern elders! In 2010, Alhaji Kaita promised to make
Nigeria ungovernable for Jonathan if he was elected
Nigerian president in 2011. In 2010 also, Atiku Abubakar
promised to bring about violent change if he did not
become Nigerian president in 2011. As promised by Kaita
and Atiku, Boko Haram metamorphosed into a deadly terrorist sect overnight as soon as president Jonathan was
sworn in as president in 2011. Just recently, Dr. Junaid
Mohammed threatened that “if this President rigs himself
back into office in 1015, it may very well mark the end of
this country”. One hopes Dr. Junaid Mohammed, his wives
and children will personally participate in his self-imposed mission to destroy Nigeria. “3. Northern elders! You called for investigation and
prosecution of General Ihejirika, rtd., and Senator Sheriff
based primarily on accusation by Mr. Davies. The same Mr.
Davies accused you of using Boko Haram to destabilize
Jonathan’s government. He also accused a high-ranking
official in the CBN, who recently left his post, of financing Boko Haram. But you feigned ignorance of these aspects of
Mr. Davies’ allegations. Of recent, Mr. Obermayr, a member of
European Parliament, accused General Buhari, rtd., of
financing Boko Haram, and Alhaji Atiku of being financed by
al Qaida to destabilize Southern Nigeria. He also accused the
APC of channeling European Parliament financial aids to support insurgency in Eastern Nigeria. As expected, you and
Chief John Oyegun, APC Chairman, are exhibiting incurable
symptoms of selective amnesia as regards those accusations. “4. Northern elders! You often celebrate Boko Haram attacks
on security forces as a manifestation of Jonathan’s
incompetence. But any counter-attack by security forces
against Boko Haram attracts prompt criticism from you.
According to you, Boko Haram terrorists are fighting for their
rights the same way the Niger Delta militants did, hence, the government should stop attacking them and grant them
amnesty. By your actions, utterances and body language,
you created enabling environment for Boko Haram to grow
into the present monster that is currently decimating the
region. You condemn Boko Haram only when they attack
mosques or Muslims. When Emir of Kwarso was killed by the sect, Sultan Abubakar only admonished Boko Haram to ‘stop
killing Muslims’. “5. Northern Nigeria is synonymous with violence. This had
been the norm even before President Jonathan assumed
power. You want everyone to convert to Islam. during every
religious riot, you engineer slaughter of anyone who is not a
Hausa-Fulani Muslim, irrespective of his or her religion. “Mr. Gideon Akaluka was beheaded in Kano in 1996 for just
touching Holy Koran. Hundreds of Nigerians were killed in
the North when you organized a religious riot against the
hosting of Miss World Contest in Nigeria in 2002. In 2005 in
the North, hundreds of Nigerians were killed in religious riot
because a newspaper in Norway published a caricature of Prophet Mohammed. A Yoruba lady teacher from Ogun State
was roasted in Bauchi by her Muslim students who accused
her of touching Holy Koran in 2007. Some bloody religious
riots are Maitatsine riot in Kano in 1983, 1991 riot in Kano
against Evangelist Bonnke, Maiduguri riot in 2006, Sango
Kataf riot, Sharia Law riot in Kaduna in 2000. “In short, there is no year without bloody religious riots in
the North, all perpetrated by you. Consequently, there is no
town in the North today where Muslims and Christians live
together in peace. Added to this is the widespread
destruction of lives and properties of Christians by Fulani
herdsmen in Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa states, even down to Anambra, Enugu
and Oyo states. “6. Northern elders! The inspiration for you to always
orchestrate bloody religious riots could be attributed to your
resolve to implement Sultan Ahmadu Bello’s Doctrine which
states, “The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of
our great grandfather Othman Dan Fodio. We must
ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We must use the minorities in the north as winning tools and the south as a
conquered territory and never allow them to have control
over their future.” “Another source could be the Organization of Islamic
Countries’ (OIC) Abuja Declaration of 1989 which enjoins all
member countries to ensure only Muslims are elected to all
political posts of member nations, eradicate in all its forms
and ramifications all non-Muslim religions in member
nations (Christianity, Ahmadiya, and other tribal modes of worship unacceptable to Muslims), ensure ultimate
replacement of all Western forms of legal and judicial
systems with Sharia in all member nations before then next
Islam in Africa Organization conference, and ensure the
appointment of only Muslims into strategic national and
international posts of member nations. The IAO was founded by OIC in 1989 in Abuja to implement Abuja Declarations and
incidentally, one of you, Doctor Usman Muhammad Bugaje,
is the current Secretary General of IAO. “7. Nothern elders! Because of stiff opposition by you, the
emergency rule imposed in the 3 North-Eastern states is not
comprehensive. If you had allowed for imposition of
emergency rule with a military administrator in Borno state,
Governor Shettima would not have had the opportunity to
organize the controversial abduction. On 11 June 2014, Governor Shettima said Boko Haram might attack Southern
Nigeria. On 15 June, 3 bombs were detected in Winners
Chapel Church in Owerri. Same day, soldiers intercepted 33
buses around 3 a.m. in Abia State with 486 Hausa Fulani
Muslims. 86 of them were confirmed members of Boko
Haram. But, led by Sultan Abubakar, you, Northern elders, called them “innocent Hausa Fulani businessmen” and
demanded for their unconditional release. Even though
none of these ‘businessmen’ had up to even N1,000 on
them! On 20 June 2014, Boko Haram suicide bomber was
arrested while trying to plant bombs in a school in Owerri.
Mallam Shehu Sani said that Boko Haram would like to exchange the girls with their members in government
custody, and the next day Shekau, Boko Haram leader,
announced same to the public. How did Governor Shettima
and Mallam Shehu Sani get the information from Boko
Haram? “8. Northern elders! Governor Shettima is old enough to
make informed decisions, but he decided to play politics
with human lives. If Governor Shettima’s children were in
that school, would he have refused to move the students to
Maiduguri, as advised by the Federal Ministry of Education?
Would he have refused to provide adequate security in the school, as he promised? Why did Shettima replace all
Christian staff with Muslims prior to the abduction? Why is it
that on the night of the said abduction, the staff and their
families did not sleep in the school? Why is it that over 90%
of the girls are Christians? Why is it that none of these
physics students could speak English? Initially, the Principal, Mrs. Asabe Kwambura. said she was present when the girls
were abducted. Why did she change her story that she was
at Maiduguri when the abduction took place? The number of
the abducted girls was put at 129 initially. Why did the
number increase to over 200 after Shettima offered to pay
each family one million naira? “While you mount pressure on the presidency to facilitate
safe return of the girls, you should also cause your son,
Governor Shettima, to provide answers to above questions.
However, you can ignore this suggestion if you, Northern
elders, have actually connived with Governor Shettima to
facilitate the abduction of Chibok girls for political gains. “9. Northern elders! Through deliberate adulteration of
Almajiri System of Islamic Education(ASIE), you had been
able to produce inexhaustible reservoirs of human robots
whom you often use to prosecute endless bloody religious
riots in Northern Nigeria primarily to protect your selfish
interests. While you send your children to acquire Western education, you discourage the less privileged amongst you
from doing same by deceiving them that Western education
is un-Islamic. While you allow your children to be vaccinated
against polio, you discourage the less privileged amongst
you from doing same by deceiving them that it is un-Islamic.
While you send your daughters to acquire Western education, you encourage less privileged amongst you to
marry their daughters off at the age of seven by deceiving
them that it is Islamic to do so. What do you gain by hiding
under Islam, a religion of peace with over a billion believers?
Remember, Allah is watching you, so, do unto the less
privileged amongst you what you want others to do unto you and stop seeing them as expendable. “10. Northern elders! You want power to return to the North
next year at any cost. Some of you, Northern elders, had
gone further once again to threaten to make the country
ungovernable if a Northerner does not assume power next
year. It is a fact that most of you are in your sixties and
above, hence you think you have nothing to loose if you set the nation ablaze. If that happens, you will surely relocate
abroad with your families and from the comfort of your
lavishly furnished palaces, watch innocent Muslims and
Christians kill themselves. If all elders in Nigeria will resort to
violence to press home their demands like you, will there be
any country called Nigeria by the time the winner finally emerges. Please talk like a typical African elder who is an
embodiment of wisdom, peace and humility and not like a
motor park tout. “11. Northern elders! The vast majority of people of Niger
Delta believe, rightly or wrongly, that Hausa-Fulani
politicians use Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen to
destabilize Jonathan’s government. Consequently, they may
destabilize any government headed by a Hausa Fulani
president. Niger Delta people are not against the rest Northerners. To avoid a situation whereby Nigeria will be
forced to fight three wars (the Boko Haram war, Fulani
herdsmen war, and oil and gas war) simultaneously with no
money to prosecute the wars, Hausa Fulani politicians
should step aside for now. There are many capable and
credible northerners (both Christians and Muslims) such as Sam Nda Isah, David Mark, Iyocha Ayough, and many others
whom the North can jointly adopt and support to contest for
presidency. You will as expected, wave this suggestion aside
as an idle talk, hoping that you will cross the bridge when
you get there. From available indices, there may be no
bridge to cross because emergence of a Hausa-Fulani president next year through whatever means, will usher in
unprecedented disruption of gas and crude oil production
throughout the duration of the government. “12. Northern elders! Instead of wasting precious time trying
to blame anyone but yourselves, you should meet with Boko
Haram members and persuade them to embrace peace, just
as Yoruba and Niger Delta elders did. You, Northern elders,
may not feel threatened by the avoidable disaster you have
brought on the North. This is because your people will believe and do whatever you tell them without a second
thought. This also informs your penchant to relish in issuing
threats with or without provocation. Having produced easily
manipulated, inexhaustible reservoirs of human robots
through deliberate adulteration of Almajiri System of Islamic
Education, you are emboldened to play the ostrich while the North is on fire. “May Allah grant you the grace to retrace your steps for the
benefits of the unborn generations in your various
communities, amen.” Source: http://www.naij.com/308060-appeal-to-northern- elders.

His Biggest Enemies – APC Lawmaker Chairman, House of RepresentativesCommittee on Finance,
Dr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, said on Thursday that those
encouraging former Head of State and All Progressives
Congress chieftain, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to
contest the 2015 presidential election, were his biggest
enemies. Although Gen. Buhari has not declared his intention to run, it
is widely believed that he is eyeing the presidential ticket of
APC. But Rep. Jibrin (Kano, APC), said his concern was that Buhari’s
integrity as a man who always kept his word, would be
tarnished if he insisted on contesting the forthcoming poll. According to the lawmaker, who spoke with reporters in
Abuja, at 73, Buhari should be getting set to exit the political
stage for the younger generation and go into retirement
with his integrity intact. He listed some younger politicians he believed the former
head of state should vacate the stage to allow them to take
over as possible candidates of the APC to include Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal; Lagos
State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola; Rivers State Governor,
Mr. Rotimi Amaechi; Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole; and Kano State Governor, Mr. Rabiu Kwankwaso. Jibrin argued that as a man of integrity, Buhari had
promised back in 2011 during his campaign that he would
not vie for any political office again if he failed to win that
year’s presidential election. “I believe that we have to be honest with ourselves on the
issue of Gen. Buhari’s aspiration to be president; perhaps
that has been the challenge of the North. I have an inner
conviction about what I am saying”, Jibrin insisted, noting
that “those clamouring for him to run in 2015 do not really
like him”. “My message to him is that he should play that tape of
2011 where he said he won’t contest again. The issue of his
supporters bringing him back does not arise, otherwise, he
is no different from Jonathan who said he was going to do
one term in 2011 but is now running in 2015. “Some of his supporters I spoke with told me that if he is
elected, he will only spend four years. But if he is going back
on his 2011 pledge, how do I trust him now?” Jibrin asked. He expressed concern that Buhari’s sudden change of mind
could only be a dent on his integrity and advised him to
forgo his ambition. Jibrin spoke more, “I like and respect him so much as a man
of integrity, but the truth is that we want his integrity to be
protected. In 2011, he came out saying that he would not
contest again. “We should not allow his supporters to prod him into
contesting. Those prodding him to contest are his biggest
enemies”. He argued further that if Buhari contested the election at 73,
he would be 81 years old by the time he had done two
terms, a period long enough to “wipe out” the younger
generations. When asked to clarify his position on the speaker, who is at
present a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, the
lawmaker replied that it was the wish of APC members that
Tambuwal was a member of the party. “It is a wish, it is my personal wish that he should come into
APC. He is not a member of APC but we have always wished
that he joins us. “Till today, the PDP is still going round trying to lure
governors and House members who defected to APC. That is
politics”, he added. When asked whether by urging Buhari to forgo his ambition,
he was not indirectly campaigning for his state governor,
Kwankwaso, who is also eyeing the APC presidential ticket,
Jibrin claimed that his call had nothing to do with the
governor. “Everything I have said is not a campaign for my governor”,
he stated.